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The next digest of new projects is devoted to wearable electronics and smart home appliances: a fitness tracker with the function of determining the level of fluid loss by the body; a bone conduction headset; universal home beacon and DECT audio system.
LVL - a bracelet that records the level of dehydration
The BSX Athletics development team was able to design an unusual accessory for people leading an active lifestyle. Externally, their LVL looks like a regular fitness bracelet, but it has a very wide functionality. The developers promise registration of the level of dehydration, monitoring of pulse, activity, mood, sleep and calories burned.
All this is packed in a miniature case, and should work 3-4 days without recharging. To collect data, optical sensors of our own design, BSX Athletics, are used. How much the promises correspond to reality is not yet clear.
But the application is serious. Therefore, the developers managed to collect 430 thousand dollars instead of the planned 50 - and the collection will last another 37 days.
Participate for 99 dollars
Personal motivator MOTI
A simple LED “reminder”, customizable via a smartphone. Its creators, MOTI, Inc. , decided to approach the issue of motivation from a scientific point of view. A multi-color backlight and a melody selected by the user, tuned to the required time, is triggered by a trigger, gradually developing a reflective habit. At the end of the action, the user must click on the front surface of the MOTI - the trigger for completing the process will work. All information is stored in the application and presented in the form of convenient analytics.
Such a nondescript at first glance thing will raise funds for another 29 days. But now the action has taken place, raising 5 thousand dollars more than the required amount.
Participate for 99 dollars
Sgnl - bone conduction wrist headset
The creators of Sgnl from Innomdle Lab came up with a great idea to implement a gesture that signifies a phone call. With this device you can use your own hand as a headset: just put your thumb on your ear. He performs the role of a microphone, conducting sound from Sgnl, which is nothing more than a watch strap with a microphone.
The manufacturer offers several options for execution, which should be suitable for any major watch models. The bracelet is controlled using a smartphone application, which, moreover, is a good scheduler (judging by the screenshots).
At the moment, developers are close to the threshold of a million dollars, although only 50 thousand were enough to get started. There are 18 more days to participate.
Participate for $ 139
ONEmicro - the right wireless acoustics
The OneAudio project engineers seem to have studied all the flaws of Bluetooth speakers . And they suggested using the almost forgotten DECT technology to transmit sound. According to them, this will provide excellent sound quality without loss, full stereo, extended coverage area. ONEmicro system - the beginning of the series, the most simple and logical development.
In the future, the team plans to replenish its set with additional playback devices. But already in the starter kit work is available in multi-room mode.
This is not the first OneAudio promotion. The first project has already taken off on Kickstarter, and in June 2017 will begin to be distributed to customers. ONEmicrodue to be launched in late August of that year. Instead of the required 15 thousand dollars, 25 thousand have now been raised, another 15 days ahead.
Participate for 128 dollars
PS How to buy on Kickstarter, if the creators of the project send out only in the USA
Unfortunately, not all projects offer international delivery. But any of them can be issued using the service for sending goods from the United States Pochtoy.com : just register and get a virtual address.
It is on him that you need to arrange the delivery of the completed project. As soon as the shipment takes place and the gadget arrives at our warehouse, a corresponding notification will come. After that it will be possible to complete the parcel with something interesting, choose a delivery method, pay for it and receive it at the nearest post office or directly at home.
If Kickstarter doesn’t allow you to pay with your own card, you can use Pochtoy.com US accounts using the Full Escort service , which can be found in more detail here.
